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Current Switch List

The EXPLAIN command verifies which switch can be used with a specified command.

Here is a short list of commonly seen switches and their functions:

  General:
    /BG      - Run command in BackGround 
    /ID      - Associate an ID to a primitive for message
               passing, registry, etc.
    /POLL    - Time between rereads of a file
    /QUIET   - Suppress normal screen output
    /S       - Specify the support of the command (M,P,...),
               (i.e. when a command is both a macro and a
               primitive).
    /VERBOSE - Sroduce more screen output

  Macros & Pipes:
    /MFN     - Used internally to set the macro name
               (not for general use)
    /PS      - Pipe Size in bytes
    /TL      - Transfer Length in logical elements

  General Graphics:
    /THEME=  - Color theme: Desktop, DEFault, WhiteOnBlack,
               BlackOnWhite, etc.

    /WDISP=  - Override the display device for
               displaying a window.
                 Example:
                   /WDISP=0   --> Uses display #0
                   /WDISP=1   --> Uses display #1

    /WFS=    - Window Font Size (pixels)

    /WIN=    - Name of panel in registry to host the plot.
               If not specified, or included in panel config,
               a new Frame is created.

    /WPOS=(x,y[,w,h])
             - Set Window POSition and size of graphic. 
                 (x,y) upper-Left corner of plot [required]
                 (w,h) width and height          [optional]

    /WTITLE= - Window TITLE